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Verb
/əˈprōCH/,
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approaching, present participle; approaches, 3rd person singular present; approached, past tense; approached, past participle;
  1. Come near or nearer to (someone or something) in distance
    • - the train approached the main line
    • - she hadn't heard him approach
    • - an approaching car
  2. Come near or nearer to (a future time or event)
    • - he was approaching retirement
  3. (of a future time) Come nearer
    • - the time is approaching when you will be destroyed
  4. Come close to (a number, level, or standard) in quality or quantity
    • - the population will approach 12 million by the end of the decade
  5. (of an aircraft) Descend toward and prepare to land on (an airfield, runway, etc.)
    • - the single-seater plane hit a post as it was approaching the runway
  6. Bring nearer
    • - all those changes shall serve to approach him the faster to the blest mansion
  7. Speak to (someone) for the first time about something, typically with a proposal or request
    • - the department had been approached about funding
  8. Start to deal with (something) in a certain way
    • - one must approach the matter with caution
Noun
  1. A way of dealing with something
    • - we need a whole new approach to the job
  2. An act of speaking to someone for the first time about something, typically a proposal or request
    • - the landowner made an approach to the developer
  3. Behavior intended to propose personal or sexual relations with someone
    • - feminine resistance to his approaches
  4. The action of coming near or nearer to someone or something in distance or time
    • - the approach of winter
  5. An approximation to something
    • - the past is impossible to recall with any approach to accuracy
  6. The part of an aircraft's flight in which it descends gradually toward an airfield or runway for landing

  7. A road, sea passage, or other way leading to a place
    • - the eastern approach to the town
  1. (approach) ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation; "his approach to every problem is to draw up a list of pros and cons"; "an attack on inflation"; "his plan of attack was misguided"
  2. (approach) move towards; "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer"
  3. (approach) border on: come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character; "This borders on discrimination!"; "His playing approaches that of Horowitz"
  4. (approach) the act of drawing spatially closer to something; "the hunter's approach scattered the geese"
  5. (approach) set about: begin to deal with; "approach a task"; "go about a difficult problem"; "approach a new project"
  6. (approach) access: a way of entering or leaving; "he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge"
  7. (Approach (Von Hertzen Brothers album)) Approach is the Finnish rock band Von Hertzen Brothers's second full length album. The album was released on May 17, 2006 in Finland and went gold. The first single released from the album was "Let Thy Will Be Done" and the second was "Kiss a Wish".
  8. (The Approach) The Approach is the debut album of the Illinois-based industrial band, .
  9. (approach) The act of drawing near; a coming or advancing near; An access, or opportunity of drawing near; Movements to gain favor; advances; A way, passage, or avenue by which a place or buildings can be approached; an access. ...
  10. (approach) The area between the sidewalk and the street that leads to a driveway or the transition from the street as you approach a driveway.
  11. (approach) Your shot to the green made from anywhere except the tee.
  12. (Approach) The distance measured along the line of travel from the point where the structure first becomes visible to the point where copy is no longer readable.
  13. (Approach) the forward steps taken by a diver toward the end of the board. This usually involves three or more steps.
  14. (APPROACH) Fast stride toward the net by a spiker before he jumps in the air.
  15. (Approach) The route or walk in to the base of a climb.
  16. (Approach) The area at least 15' long, on which the player walks to the foul line. Usually adjacent to the ball returns and has spots embedded in the approach to aid in lining up.
  17. (Approach (generally, “approach temperature”)) The difference in temperature between the discharge from a cooler (intercooler or aftercooler) and the inlet temperature of the cooling medium; usually air or water.
  18. (Approach) The section of the climb leading up to the technical section of the climb.
  19. (Approach) Part of the lane from the back of the ball return area to the foul line.
  20. (approach) the teaching method used
  21. (APPROACH) Alberta Provincial Project for Outcomes Assessment in Coronary Heart Disease
  22. (APPROACH) The action of a coach who tries to tell his/her players that they suck at volleyball.
  23. (APPROACH) The shot that puts your ball on the Green. Usually hit from less than 150 yards and hit with an Iron
  24. (Approach (APPR)) To fly towards a point; a basic guidance mode, providing lateral guidance, longitudinal guidance, and vertical guidance to a point at an operator selected groundspeed and radar altitude; SEE ALSO: waypoint approach, ILS approach, rendezvous approach;
  25. (Approach) (also runway). The space extending back from the foul line used to make the steps and delivery.